- What is your current state of mind? Fuzzy (but I’m sick so…)
- What is your favorite journey? The one I am taking right now. Being my own woman.
- What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being good with who I am
- What is your greatest fear? Being insignificant
- What is your most marked characteristic? My smile
- What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My sloppiness
- What is the trait you most deplore in others? Insincerity
- What is your greatest extravagance? Getting my hair done
- What do you consider the most overrated virtue? righteousness
- On what occasion do you lie? I To protect the person I am lying to (white lie)
- Dislike most about your appearance? My hands
- Which living person do you most despise? Despise is such a strong word…
- Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Right?
- What is your greatest regret? Regrets are a waste of time. BUT I wish I had dared more
- What or who is the greatest love of your life? My family
- When and where were you happiest? Tuscany
- Which talent would you most like to have? Play a musical instrument, like the cello
- If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My lack of stick-to-it-iveness
- If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? That I had taught them to be more aware
- What do you consider your greatest achievement? Everything I did for Austin
- What is your most treasured possession? I don’t have any
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Having no esteem of one’s self
- Where would you like to live? Tuscany
- What is your favorite occupation? Anything that means I’m out there with people.
- What is the quality you most like in a man? Sense of humour
- What is the quality you most like in a woman? Sincerity
- What do you most value in your friends? Our camaraderie and sense of belonging
- Who are your favorite writers? Maeve Binchy, James A. Michener
- Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Don’t have one
- What is it that you most dislike? Someone who is so full of himself and only talks about the monetary value of things
- Who are your heroes in real life? My Grandmother.
- How would you like to die? I’d prefer not to, but since it is inevitable, in my sleep would be nice.
- If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? An oak tree
- What is your motto? Live, Love, Laugh
- Bonus Question: Why do you keep coming back to this Blog? Because you constantly help me to grow.
Notes:
- Dale is a friend and faithful follower and kindly agreed to share her responses to the Proust Questionnaire. Dale’s WordPress blog can be found at: A Dalectable Life
- The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature. (Source: Vanity Fair)